Share Your BUNNING regimen!

[Solitude]

Please share your bunning regimen.

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
8. Any other tips you'd like to add.

I'm trying to maximize my retention while bunning for the next four months or so. I'm familiar with Chicoro's Grow It! Method, which works well. I'd like to know what else you ladies are doing! Thanks in advance!

 

[divachyk]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?both
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning? air dry or roller set
3. What type of leave-ins do you use? air dry -- elasta qp h-two and NTM silk touch; rollerset - mane & tail detangler, design essentials h20, water, argan oil; bun -- scurl, HE LTR, argan oil and sometimes elasta qp mango butter
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? scurl, twice daily
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? down nightly
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? square dance with bun placement (move the bun around on head to a different place each day); apply oil to my ponytail holder made from a stocking; use silk scrunchie's
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? see #6 and goody spin pins or anything without teeth that tug at hair
8. Any other tips you'd like to add. HHG!

 

[Toy]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
Bun on old Hair
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
Airdry

3. What type of leave-ins do you use? Wen Fig

4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
Qhemet Root Burdock Butter,Qhemet Olive & Honey Balm,S-curl,Proline Softner Moisturizer
2-3 times a week.

5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
I take my hair down Daily

6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
Nothing

7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
Goody no metal hair ties,goody Spin Pins,Hair Sticks

8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
Keep the hair moisturized

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair? Both
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?Sometimes I wet bun, sometimes on air dried hair. I never use heat (as of now)
3. What type of leave-ins do you use?Diluted Vo5 and evoo or AOHSR if I have to detangle
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? I only apply leave-ins on wash days which are 1-2 times a week depending on how I feel
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? I take my bun out nightly and braid 2 braids
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? Make sure my hair never gets dried out
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? Spin pins, elastic headbands, mini claw clips
8. Any other tips you'd like to add. Be sure to dress up your buns and move your bun/part around so yo won't get bored!

 

[Quailbird]

Bumping
I am starting a bunning regimen and would love to get more opinions and advice on bunning too.

 

[Solitude]

Keep the regis coming, ladies! I'm so tired of doing my hair that I'm going to be bunning for a while! I also want to get to BSL by the end of the year and I'm sooo close!

 

[NaturalBoss]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
Co-wash daily (however I might not do this once it starts getting colder outside)
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
Wet/damp bunning
3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
Infusium or Jane Carter (but I don't use either daily, only when I remember)
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
Long Aid Curl Activator and S-Curl No Drip
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
I sleep in it and then take it down in the morning to co-wash
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
Nothing really, but I only comb my hair when it's drenched in conditioner and I only brush the edges when putting it in a bun
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
I use rubber bands
8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
MOISTURIZE
My routine works for me, but I do not recommend using rubber bands. If you do use rubber bands, always cut them out of your hair (be careful) instead of pulling them off.

 

[lilsparkle825]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
**I usually cowash and wet bun on unstretched hair, but if my hair is stretched via flat ironing or blowdrying, I bun on "old" hair. Sometimes when I am lazy, I wet bun on old hair by rewetting via a spray bottle and adding more leave-in.
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
**I usually wet/damp bun. I cowash, leave a t-shirt on my hair to soak up some of the water so my hair is not too fragile, then add my leave-in and bun.
3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
**most often, Kimmaytube's leave-in. Sometimes I just use Giovanni Direct and seal it with whatever oil is in front of me -- EVOO, EVCO, castor, sweet almond, avocado, etc.
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
**my cowash conditioner (TJs Nourish Spa right now) is my moisturizer. In the summer, I cowash everyday pretty much.
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
**I take it down nightly.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
**If I notice any breakage of my ends, I spray my ends with Aphogee Green Tea + Keratin before bunning. Stops it in its tracks.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
**usually ouchless bands, but I also have Good Hair Day pins.
8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
**I have heard great things about sealing the ends with Vaseline or a heavy grease. I myself will probably start doing this come the fall/winter.

 

[cch24]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
- I cowash my hair every morning with Tresemme Naturals Conditioner.
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
- I'm damp bunning. I use a Turbie Twist to get some of the extra water out of my hair.
3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
- I apply Kinky Curly Knot Today and Mozeke Avocado Cream to my hair before I bun.
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
- I consider both of my leave in's moisturizers, so I guess every morning.
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
- At night I take my hair down, spritz it with water, and apply coconut oil.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
- I do a protein treatment every Friday since I cowash with a moisturizing conditioner every day.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
- I use a ponytail holder made from pantyhose and hair pins (as opposed to bobby pins)
8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
- I've started sealing my ends morning and night with JBCO pomade. It's a recent addition to my regimen, but I hope that it will help!

 

[Quailbird]

I'm starting a bunning regimen as well for some time. I'm trying to reach waistlength by December and I'm just about there. Even though I just started, I'll answer your question based n what I am and plan to do.
1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair? I wash and condition and then braid and will bun on braidout hair for the week.
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning? Airdry hair. I won't be using heat until December for my length check.
3. What type of leave-ins do you use? I use kimmaytube's leave in with Giovanni instead of Kinky Kurly
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? I moisturize as needed with water and my leave in
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? I take the bun out nightly and braid my hair in two.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? Make sure my hair stays moisturized, do loose buns (I have sensitive edges), and not putting the bun in the same spot.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
8. Any other tips you'd like to add.

 

[tootybooty]

subscribing! Thanks for the tips.

 

[brucebettye]

Please share your bunning regimen.

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
Yes

2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
I damp bun my hair and let it dry that way.

3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
GVP The conditioner

4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
Scurl and Carefree curl Gold

5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
I keep my hair in a bun until I wash and deep condition it.

6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
I make sure my bun is not tight, I use satin or ouchless ponytail holders. I soak my ponytail holders in olive oil. I always make sure I use something to moisturize my hair before I apply my hair gel

7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
satin or ouchless ponytail holders

8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
Bunning is a very easy hair style and can be classy with some flowers or accessories. Also since my bun is small I cover it up with a phony ponytail to make my hair look nicer.

 

[halee_J]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
Both

2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
Airdry

3. What type of leave-ins do you use?

Spray leave-ins. Bunning is easiest on slightly damp hair. S-curl & Taliah Waajid mist

4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?

Elasta QP mango butter/ HE LTR. I moisturize daily.


5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?

I dont take it down completely, I make it very loose and put on a satin bonnet at night.

6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?

Mild/medium protein every wash followed by a mositure DC, ceramides, keep porosity in check.

7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?

Scrunchies made from pantyhose, they don't cause breakage (I got this from Chicoro) and Goody snap clips for the short pieces.

8. Any other tips you'd like to add

Try not to put the bun in the same place daily, and keep it kinda loose to avoid tension on your edges.

 

[D.Lisha]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
I bun on "old" hair until it's time for my weekly wash day

2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
I strictly airdry, no heat.

3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
Elasta QP Mango Butter, Care-Free Curl (for now)

4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
Well, my leave-ins serves for both "leave-in" and "moisturize" purposes (see question 3)

5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
I take my bun down nightly to let my hair "breathe"


6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
I move my bun around, and I also take garlic supplements to combat shedding/breakage

7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
Just a simple goody scrunchie, nothing fancy at all

8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
None that I can think of at the moment :scratchch:

 

[Kiki82]

awesome thread

 

[rockstar]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair? Both
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning? Wet/Damp
3. What type of leave-ins do you use? Giovanni, KBB Hair Milk, JC Nourish & Shine, HE LTR, Hawaiian Silky, MJ Baby Buttercreme. I change allllllll the time & I seal.
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? See above.
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? Let it down nightly.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? I make sure my ends are protected.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? Black ouchless hair bands.
8. Any other tips you'd like to add. I also wash my hair every week & cowash midweek. Every day I dampen my hair with either a spray bottle, or it's wet from wash/cowashing. I also use Eco Styler olive oil gel on my edges.

 

[fivetimestwo]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair? I wash and condition on the first day but I bun on "old" hair for the next two days or so
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning? I always air dry first. I haven't mastered the art of wet bunning
3. What type of leave-ins do you use? I use NTM split end mender or Cantu Shea butter sealed w/ oil
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? I spray w/ braid spray and seal w/ oil usually every night or in the morning to get my hair kind of damp.
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? I usually take it down at night, braid in one big braid, pin it up and then put on my scarf.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? I try to switch up the position of the bun (low, high, side etc.). I also am very careful when taking my bun down.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? I usually use an ouchless band combined w/ good days hair pins to make a messy bun. I very rarely use clips.

 

[Solitude]

bumping!

 

[HappilyLiberal]

My hair is just hitting shoulder length so I use phony buns.

(1) I wash, condition, and rollerset my hair twice a week.

(2) I rollerset my dry hair everynight (I put some moisturizer on my hair before I rollerset and I put my growth aid on my scalp as I am rollersetting).

(3) In the morning I take my hair down, pull my hair into an ouchless ponytail holder, put moisturizer on the length of my ponytail, cover the ponytail with a plastic cap, and put the phony bun on top of the plastic cap.

During week 1-6 of my stretch I usually wear my hair down on weekends. After week 6, may hair stays in the bun 7 days a week.

 

[janda]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair? I usually co-wash daily and then bun. Occasionally I'll bun on "old" hair and use Bee Mine Juicy to wet it.
2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning? Damp bunning.
3. What type of leave-ins do you use? Conditioner (usually Wen) with Aloe Vera Juice, then seal with a little coconut oil.
4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize? see above
5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? I take it down every evening to let my hair dry.
6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? Making sure my hair is moisturized and move around the position of my bun.
7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? Scrunchi seemless hair ties.
8. Any other tips you'd like to add. I bun under a phony pony. I wrap hair around my own pony and then bun.

 

[Missjae09]

Great thread ladies!!! I can't wait until I have enough length to add to this thread but until then I'm taking notes from you ladies and storing them away for later use!

 

[gadgetdiva]

Great thread and I will be bunning, bagging under my phonytail and bun that too.

 

[Mz*MiMi]

[USER]

Please share your bunning regimen.

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?
Sometimes if I'm being lazy, but I mostly cowash daily


2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?
I usually wet bun but I sometimes airdry

3. What type of leave-ins do you use?
Ntm leave in, trader joes nourish spa, or my shea butter mix

4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?
I use creamy moisturizers but I also use my mix of water, aloe vera juice, and olive oil

5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly?
I take it down every night and redo after cowashing in the morning

6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage?
I just make sure that I throughly detangle in the shower and make sure to keep my hair moisturized.

7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place?
Goodie ouchless bands

8. Any other tips you'd like to add.
Moisture moisture moisutre


I'm trying to maximize my retention while bunning for the next four months or so. I'm familiar with Chicoro's Grow It! Method, which works well. I'd like to know what else you ladies are doing! Thanks in advance!

[/USER]


Answers above

 

[janeemat]

1. Do you wash and condition or bun on "old" hair?Bun on old hair from a rollerset.2. Do you airdry or use heat first? Or are you "wet/damp" bunning?I never wet bun.3. What type of leave-ins do you use?Lacio Lacio, Rusk Smoother and Mizani thermal smooth4. What type of moisturizer do you use & how often do you moisturize?FF glossing cream twice daily on ends and edges. Vatika coconut oil on ends twice daily. Ojon Revitalizing Mist for slicker buns.5. Do you keep your bun up for days/weeks, or do you let it down nightly? Take down at night to moisturize.6. What steps do you take to avoid breakage? Not combing and keeping ends moisturized.7. What types of ties and clips are you using to hold you bun in place? Good day hair pins.8. Any other tips you'd like to add.Keep hair moisturized and avoid excessive combing.

 

[Solitude]

Great responses!